MERIGOMISH - A group of concerned citizens in the Merigomish area have launched an investigation into the information Shear Wind has provided to the province as part of its environmental assessment.
Kristen Overmyer, president of the Eco Awareness Society, says the investigation is being done under section 115 of the Nova Scotia Environment Act for "allegedly providing false and misleading information to Nova Scotia Environment in the environmental assessment application for their Glen Dhu Wind Power plant."
The filing alleges extensive plagiarism and five counts of false and misleading statements in the addendum's health section where conclusions and data were altered from the original health literature and Shear Wind's author was falsely represented as an expert on the health effects posed by industrial wind turbines.
Overmyer says one example of the altered data is in a study cited by Shear Wind wherein a range of medical symptoms - including sleep disturbance, tinnitus, ear pressure, dizziness, nausea, problems with concentration and tachycardia - are reported for families living from 305 metres to 1.5 kilometres from industrial wind turbines.
Shear Wind reports the maximum distance as only 457 metres instead of the actual 1.5 kilometres, says Overmyer.
"There are seven homes closer than 1.5 kilometres to wind turbines in Shear Wind's proposed project," he says.
Although the group say they have provided detailed evidence regarding the ostensible plagiarism along with the false and misleading statements, Environment Minister David Morse approved Shear Wind's environmental assessment without addressing the problem or commenting on the matter, says Overmyer.
"The Eco Awareness Society's filing of this investigation was necessitated by the environment minister's failure to address the potential health risks to residents as documented by the actual data in the cited literature," he said.
Citizens launch investigation into info from Shear Wind
- Published on April 21st, 2009
- Published on December 29th, 2009
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- gooddogpeter
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:31:29
i used to live a half mile from a wind farm,never heard a peep-slept like a DOG should sleep ,bring em on,the more the merrier
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- what is better
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:26:16
Hi,
Seems wind power is working other places and coujntries. I would love to have wind power instead of eletricity from a power plant that burns coal? What is better for the world. You pick. Plus wind power if never ending unlike fossil fules.
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- what is better
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:36:41
Hi,
Seems wind power is working other places and coujntries. I would love to have wind power instead of eletricity from a power plant that burns coal? What is better for the world. You pick. Plus wind power if never ending unlike fossil fules.
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- Fix
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:26:01
Fix the obits!!
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- rod
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:25:58
I live within 1 mile of 21 of these inefficient machines that only genarate 30% of there capacity The noise from this mess sounds like a jet engine let alone what it has done to the value of my home, and this once most beautiful mountain. Don't be fooled these people who push these projects thru are doing it for MONEY not the enviorment.
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- Kristen
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:09:26
Eco Awareness Society Clarification
Regarding the article Citizens Launch Investigation Into Info From Shear Wind appearing in the Tuesday April 21st edition of The News, we greatly appreciate the papers timely reporting of material in a press release the Eco Awareness Society submitted Sunday April 20th. However, it is important to point out that while I was listed as the contact person for the press release, I am not its author as suggested by The News use of quotes. Another member of our society prepared a draft release to which I along with other society members had an opportunity for editorial input and final approval. As such, the words expressed in the press release are that of the Societys and are fully supported by myself and the other members.
Kristen Overmyer, M.S.M.E.
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- County resident
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:51:08
I stopped on the sunrise trail a few months ago to see how loud these actually are. I don't know what everyone is complaining about and I have no idea how someone could hear them a mile away. They give off a hum, they certainly don't sound like a jet engine.
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- Ryan
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:47:05
Well Glenn taking a look at your posted website and your Name and location I thought that I would do some research of my own I was willing to bet that you spam Wind Power blogs on a regular bases and a quick Google search of your name brings up several hits where you are spamming your cheaply done website full of impressive looking reports. None of the reports that I have looked over are written in an objective format. The authors and research all lead back to hardliners like you. I bet you have another Website linking electric cars too the melting of the ice caps. Just a questions do you work for an oil or gas company or is this a make money from home gig and you make 5 cents every time someone clicks on one of your reports.
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- Glenn
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:35:50
Yes, research surely need to be done!
www.the-green-wind.com
